Town government · Lewis County, NY

Lyonsdale's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyonsdale took in $882 thousand and spent $894 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money21%County and local tax money5.9%Fines and other3.6%Fees for services0.3%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

5.9%

of Lyonsdale's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
67%$591 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$3 thousand

State tax money21%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
21%$185 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$52 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$30 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Health and hospitals0.4%Interest on debt0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

45%

of Lyonsdale's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$426 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$426 thousand
Running the government and other costs
45%$405 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$343 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lyonsdale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lyonsdale itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.